The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-20

their business, and it might be said of pro-
hibition as it was sud of liberty: How
many crimes are committed in thy name.
The law said that domestic wines, not every
vile concoction, might be sold in
prohibition counties. The bill
did anot propose any infraction
of the prohibition sentiment It proposed TO
carry out the policy of the State and the
will Of the people who had voted for prohi-
bition.
GOING FOR THE LITTLE DEVIL
Mr. Russell, of Clark, said that after Dr.
Felton'S speech he had concluded not to say
anything in its support But tho speech Of
Mr.. Glenn, which followed. had determined
him to speak. He was like the little boy
who was asked by his Sunday school teacher
if he was not afraid of the big horny-headod
devil, and he answered yes, he was afraid Of
the great big horny-headod, scaly-
backed devil, but if she would
trot out II little devil about his
size he would give him h. He therefore
proceeded to answer Mr.. Glenn, and madea
speech of some length and eloquent in his
support of his amendment.
WE'LL wALLoPs PROHIBITION.
Mr.. Wen, of Fulton, referring to a re-
mark that this was a local bill applicable to
Fulton county, said that the people OF Full
ton did not want any more legislation on the
prohibition question. He had the inpu-
dence to say that he was not Prohibition
ist, but he had no quarrels with the Prohi-
Dltlonlsts. A great many good people diff
fered with them; q majority of the people
of the United States differed with them
He said that if prohibition had benefited
Atlanta he had not perceived it. He had
seen no difference in the children attending
the public schools. Atlanta, ho said, was
growing in spite of prohibition.
NOT ATLANTAs FRIENDS.
The men who were so loudly praislng
prohibition In Atlanta were not the friends
of Atlanta. They were against Atlanta
when measures were offered for her benefit
The old Saxon race had been used to drink
ing wine and beer from time immemorial
The prohibition law had been violated in
Atlanta by persons who sold something
stronger than wine, but Recorder Anderson
takes cares of them. He said
me 6mt tSS eSechss resolved T0rf tbemeqGy sssy
into ahridging the rights and privileges of
men, Their idea of liberty was This is u
free country and you may do as you please,
but If you don't do as we want you we'll
make you"
GOOD DEMOCRAT.
He was a good Democrat and would stand
by the President, but not by the gentleman
from Barlow. He thought prohibition
against the principles of the Democratic
party. The people of the anti-prohibition
counties were just as good as we are. You
slander your own people in saying that they
are not. A man ought to be good man Of
himself, not by the compulsion OF others. Ho
said If prohibition had done so much for
Atlanta as claimed in the article referred to
by DR.. FELTON, why not let it alone. Ii do
nestle wine is good enough TO be excepted
from the general law why not except it
from the local lawl
THE KIND HE WAS AFTER.
He said that the very domestic wine
which the gentleman from Barlow said the
dealers did not sell was the kind which he
proposed to prohibit them from selling. He
said he would vote for the pending amend
ment but against the bill.
Crawford, (colored) of Mcintosh county,
said that as the gentleman from Fulton had
claimed to be a Democrat he would say
that he was not here to legislate
as Republican or to represent Republican
sentiment on this question. His county
was prohibition county, but he was not
here to force prohibition upon any people
against their will. He hoped that the gem
tlemen would not throw up TO him that he
represented only Republicans. He repre-
sented the interest of the whole people, from
the mountain height to Tybee's light
Mr.. FELTON, called the previous question.
The yeas and nays were taken and the
amendment was lost by a vote of 73 to 10